US consumers paying for Big Tech’s bargain power bills
Data centres blamed for pushing household electricity costs skyward
State governments across the US are starting to feel the heat from consumers who are being asked to foot the power bills of Big Tech data centres.
Github completely Microsoft now
AI era shifts priorities at the code-sharing giant
GitHub chief executive Thomas Dohmke has told staff he is fleeing the Volehill to chase entrepreneurial ambitions, leaving the Open Saucy outfit completely merged with Microsoft.
Intel needs $40 billion lifeline to keep US in chip race
Former CEO Craig Barrett urges customers to bankroll Intel’s survival
Former Chipzilla chief Craig Barrett [pictured] has warned that Intel needs a $40 billion cash injection to stay at the sharp end of chip manufacturing and he is not expecting Washington to stump up the money.
UK Courts saw evidence vanish while HMCTS bosses kept quiet
Leaked report says IT flaw was ignored
The body running courts in England and Wales has been accused of a cover-up after a leaked report revealed HM Courts & Tribunals Service sat on an IT bug that made evidence vanish, be overwritten or appear missing for years.
TSMC staff accused of stealing 2nm chip secrets
Three current and former employees detained
Taiwanese prosecutors have detained three current and former staff of chip giant TSMC on suspicion of stealing core trade secrets, including details of its 2-nanometre manufacturing technology.